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Washington D.C., 21 September 2022 (PAHO) – While COVID-19 continues to take around 4,000 lives each week in the Americas, and monkeypox cases rise, the polio virus has now been detected among unvaccinated communities in New York. In light of this, the Pan American Health Organization Director (PAHO) has called on countries to urgently strengthen surveillance and routine vaccination campaigns.Although the United States has mounted a swift public health response following the detection, polio is a disease that “I never expected to see in our region again,” Dr Etienne said during a media briefing today. “It’s been nearly 30 years since the…

Mr. President, Mr. Secretary General, Distinguished Delegates I congratulate you on your election as President of the General Assembly of this august body. I also pause to salute your predecessor in office, His Excellency, Abdulla Shahid, the Foreign Minister of the Maldives for his sterling tenure . I recognized The Secretary General, Mr. Antonio Guterres, for his outstanding stewardship over the past few years . Mr. President, It is indeed an honour for me to address this body for the first time since assuming the role of Prime Minister just 44 days ago. I bring you greetings from the Government…

Basseterre, St. Kitts (September 22, 2022) – The participation in the series of meeting leading up to COP27 in Egypt which was held under the theme “Together for Implementation” was intentional on part of the Minister of Environment and Climate Action, Hon. Dr. Joyelle Clarke, to ensure that St Kitts and Nevis is once again a significant part of the global and regional debate on Climate Finance, Loss and Damage and Climate Action.St Kitts and Nevis by virtue of its Citizenship by Investment (CBI) program is usually listed as a high- income country which precludes its participation in our access…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, September 23, 2022 (SKNIS): Minister of Information and Communication Technology (ICT), the Honourable Konris Maynard, is among the Federation’s delegation travelling to Romania for the International Telecommunication Union’s (ITU) upcoming quadrennial Plenipotentiary Conference from September 26 to October 14, 2022. The Plenipotentiary Conference is a key event in the world where ITU member states decide on the future role of the organization in the development of information and communication technologies (ICTs) worldwide. Honourable Maynard stated that “We are excited among the Caribbean leaders because we have an opportunity to elect for the first time one of our…

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, September 23, 2022 (SKNIS) – In his first presentation to the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis, the Honourable Dr. Terrance Drew called on the international community to increase its efforts at combating the devastating effects of climate change. The St. Kitts and Nevis Prime Minister’s call came during his presentation at the General Debate of the 77th Session of the United Nations General Assembly on Friday, September 23, 2022. Prime Minister Dr. Drew reminded his fellow world leaders that there can be no true international security without climate security. “In…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, September 23, 2022 (SKNIS): St. Kitts and Nevis has pledged to continue working to advance gender equality and youth empowerment within the local population and in the international arena as it vigorously pursues Goal 5 of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDG). Goal 5 advocates for member states to “Achieve Gender Equality and Empower All Women and Girls.” Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis, the Honourable Dr. Terrance Drew, made the commitment as he addressed the 77th Session of the United Nations (UN) General Assembly on Friday, September 23, 2022. He used the auspicious occasion…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, September 23, 2022 (SKNIS): The education landscape of St. Kitts and Nevis was highlighted by Prime Minister the Honourable Dr Terrance Drew when he addressed the 77th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) for the first time on the evening of Friday, September 23, 2022. ”I am happy to report that our government has committed to entering a new pact, a new deal on education as it were, that will reform, transform and reinvigorate our education system based on equality, access and inclusion,” said Prime Minister the Honourable Dr. Terrance Drew. “In fact, just a…

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, September 23, 2022—The Council for Foreign and Community Relations (COFCOR) Special Session was convened on 22nd September 2022. The Rt Hon. Dr Denzil Douglas deliberated with his CARICOM counterparts on the pressing issues connected to the UN agenda and with which the Caribbean Community is currently confronted. The robust agenda included a substantive item on the Situation in Haiti and the CARICOM Secretariat updated the Council on the efforts by CARICOM to serve as a facilitator among the stakeholders in Haiti. This discussion concluded with the CARICOM Foreign Ministers pledging their support to the Haitian-led approach to de-escalate the…

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, September 23, 2022—Following last week’s Green Climate Fund (GCF) Global Conference in the Republic of Korea, Hon. Dr. Joyelle Clarke, Minister of Sustainable Development, Environment, Climate Action and Constituency Empowerment, is currently attending a series of global meetings that are targeting Climate Finance and private sector partnership for climate action at the 77th General Debate of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) that began on Tuesday 20th September, 2022, in New York. The main concerns shaping the agenda surround energy and climate. These include high-level discussions on the negative elements of a changing climate as well as…

United States Secretary of Agriculture, Tom Vilsack, warned that farmers alone cannot shoulder the costs for adaptation to natural disasters produced by climate change. San Jose, 23 September 2022 (IICA) – Tom Vilsack, United States Secretary of Agriculture, appealed to his peers in the Americas to work together, without delay, to build a resilient agriculture sector that can assist in mitigating climate change, while also guaranteeing the planet’s food security in the future. Vilsack participated in the meeting of ministers of Agriculture of the Americas, along with representatives from international funding agencies, which was convened to discuss a joint position for the…